Fear and composure: Shanghai, the car fair and bird flu
Poultry has vanished from menus in the wake of the bird flu. There are neither chickens nor ducks to be bought in the meat and vegetable market on Guangyuan Street…
Emerging economies
Since long, Pakistan is locked up in a situation of economic volatility, infrastructural deficit, financial disaster in public sector entities and growing poverty. Reformatory policies undertaken by different sectors of…
Corporate power
Economic inequalities within countries have increased significantly in most states that have seen decent growth over the last few decades. But this is usually seen by policymakers as an unavoidable…
Trump tariffs – a threat to our exports
The imposition of 29% additional tariffs on our exports to the USA will be highly disruptive to our exports to the USA even if they are removed or reduced after a…
Trump’s tariff rollback brings limited respite as new levies loom
US President Donald Trump imposed vast tariffs this week on key partners Canada and Mexico, roiling cross-border ties before offering temporary relief to manufacturers — but with more levies kicking…
AI Action Summit
The recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit held in Paris has once again underscored the AI-related agendas that have seized the global discourse. Co-hosted by France and India, the summit…
Trump’s tariff tantrums
US President Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports on February 10, doubling down on his protectionist agenda to ‘boost’ the US economy through…
Reviving real estate: balancing growth and regulation
Lately, there has been a surge of excitement in the real estate market, particularly in upscale urban areas. The initial wave of optimism stems from discussions about a potential real…
Stabilisation versus growth
The first six months of 2024-25 have revealed a mixed picture of the economy with some positive developments along with the persistence of various negative trends. The start of 2024-25…
Monetary crossroads: how far can SBP push the rate cuts?
The monetary policy is due next Monday. The committee, chaired by the SBP Governor, has already eased the policy rate by 900 bps (or 41 percent) over the last five…
